Artificial hair for dolls&#39; heads



Dec. 2, 1930. v. KENEY I 1,783,721

ARTIFICIAL HAIR FOR DOLLS HEADS Filed Feb. 17, 1950 r/mar ffarz' q ATTORNEI;

IN VEN TOR.

Patented Dec. 2, 1936 ersrf rrmt 7 vlo'ro'a Kenny. OF Newman n}. Y; 3 1

' Anrrrrcmr. nnm r on. noL s'nEAns Application filed February 17, "1 930 i'ser i ar'no. usages 7 i This invention relatesto new and useful improvements in a dolls head and artificial hair for the head. 3 I L The inventionhas for anobject the pro,-

vision of a device of the class mentioned which is of simple, durableconstruc tion, dependable inuse and efficient inaction, and which can be manufactured and sold at a reasonable cost. T r i The invention proposes in combination with a dolls head fo-rmedfrom a form and a knitted fabric glued thereon, a scaip member consisting of the head portion of said fabric, and a plurality of strands of hair on said fabric, each strand being composed. of a small central portion beneath the scalp member and held against motion by the glue securing the fabric and fornltogether and integral with end portions extending thru the scalp member. 7 V i The invention alsoproposesa method for the manufacture of a dolls headhaving artificial hair, and consisting particularly in inserting a plurality of hair strands thru a knit ed fabric within a specific area so that small central portions ofeach strand the provision of a method for holding the portions of the strands of hair immediately adjacent the fabric so that they stand up with a' small degree of'firmness simulating actual hair. v i

For further comprehension of the inven- Ition, and 'of'the objects and advantages thereof, reference will be had to the following description and accompanying drawings,

and to the appended claims in which the :limore particularly set forth. V

In the accompanymg drawmg forming a various novel features of the invention are material part of this disclosure :tion.

Fig. 1 is a'perspective View of a= do lls head constructed according to thisnvene v ;"'Fi'g; "2 "is a' fragmentary enlarged vertical I sectional 'view tahen; on thefline 2 20r3 Fig.

Fig. 3 1s afmgin nm enlarged developed View of a portion of thefabricu'sed in forming thedolls' hea'd.

' Fig. 4 is a fragmentary vertical sectional i View taken'onethe lime-.4. of Fig. 3.

Fig. 5 is a bottom view of Fig. 4. i Fig. dis a fragmentaryperspective'view of a" portion of a scalp member constructed according to modifiedform. =Fig. 7 is a'bottom view of a larger por-' tion of the'scalp nieniberShOWn in F A dolls head 10 has been illustrated, con: sistingof aform 11 and'a knitted fabric 12 glued on 'th'eform and painted for simulat ing various facial 1 features as shown in Fig.

1.- The invention consists in a'scalp member;

13-cons'i'sting ofthe head portion of the said fabricl Q a-Hd a 'plurality Ofstrands of hair 114 01; scalpmember 13,'*eachfstrand;bcing composed of asmalfcentral' portion 15 beneath thefscalp meniber 13 and held against motionby the glue securing the fabricto the form and integral with end portions 16 extending 'thru the scalp "member 118.. The head portion of the scalp member as usedfiin this specification may be defined as that portion simulating that portion of ones head upon which hair grows. i The strands of hair aresoarrangedupon thescalp portion that the nsmall central portions15 are disposed in: rows and in lines as may be gathered from an inspection of Fig. 5. Whilethis specifici uniform arrangement has been shown, other ones may be usedwith as equally good resultsl H a V H ilfnFiga dot' anddash' lines 17 indicate? the form member-lland itlshould be particu 'larly'notic'ed thatasinall space 18 exists between! the form member and the scalp mem-, her which represents the space occupied by the glue. The strands of hair may-be combed" .Zso asto assume .anyposition upon thehead forsimulating different hair styles.

in the methodused for the manufacture of the artificialhair' and recited at the-begin- 1 ningv of this specification-{it may be wellto describe. one process wherebythe plurality of hair strands may be inserted thru the knitted fabric so that small central portions of each of the strands are disposed beneath the fabric and the ends extend thru it. This insertion can be accomplished with a needle holding the hair strands as threads and inserted, as is generally known in the needle art, thru the fabric. After the insertion the hair strands may be cut to proper lengths. The gluing of the fabric upon the form of the dolls head automatically sets each of the hair strands in place.

the strands of hair immediately adjacent the r" fabric to stand up with a small degree of firmness consists in arranging the hair strands in pairs so that the small central portions of each pair cross, and tying the four ends of the pairs together immediately to the top of the fabric. This is shown in Figs. 6 and 7.

The method for holding the portions of arranged in pairs so that the small central portion of each pair cross, and means on said hair strands for tying the four end portions so that each of the strand ends is prevented from pivoting on its central portion by the other strand ends.

In testimony whereof I have affixed my signature.

VICTOR KENEY.

The pairs of hair strands may be arranged in lines and in rows.

Since each hair strand can pivot about its central portion as an axis so that it may individually seek a lowered position and since the hair strands are arranged in pairs with the axis crossing so that they tend to lay down in planes at right angles to each other, they are restrained from any lowering by the tying. The tying may be accomplished by a piece of hair strand as indicated by reference numeral 20. This method is of particular advantage when it is desired to arrange the hair in a puffy style. In this event it is desirable that the hair stand up to a small degree for permitting the puffy arrangement.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that I do not limit myself to the precise construction herein disclosed and the right is reserved to all changes and modifications coming within the scope ofthe invention as defined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, what .I claim as new, and desire to secure by United States Letters Patent is 1. In combination with a scalp member for a d'olls head, a plurality of strands of hair on said scalp member, each strand being composed of a small central portion beneath the scalp member and two end portions positioned above said scalp member, said strands arranged in pairs so that the small central portion of each pair cross, and a separate hair strand tied around the four end portions and posed ofa small central portion beneath the scalp member and two end'portions posi-' tioned above said scalp member, said strands 

